IndiGo passenger arrested for smoking inside toilet in Bengaluru-Kolkata flight

The passenger was traveling in an IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Bengaluru (Representational Photo)

A 24-year-old woman was arrested on arrival at the Bengaluru airport after she was caught smoking in the toilet of an IndiGo flight from Kolkata. As per the police complaint, the cabin crew onboard the flight suspected that Priyanka C was smoking mid-flight and told her to open the toilet door.

Post an inspection, the cabin crew found a cigarette in the dustbin and put it out with water.

The passenger, who had occupied seat 17F of the aircraft was handed over to the security personnel and later taken to the airport police, Times Now reported. A case was registered against the passenger after she was handed over to the police for endangering human life or the personal safety of others for which a person can be sentenced to three months of jail or fined Rs 250 or both. Priyanka C was, however, later released on bail.

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In a related incident, a Jharkhand-based blogger was arrested last month for smoking on board an IndiGo flight. Aishwarya Rai was arrested upon arrival in Ranchi after her smoking set off smoke alarms in the aircraft toilet.

Aviation news portal Jet Arena reported that Rai was travelling on a Mumbai to Ranchi IndiGo flight on February 18 when she was caught smoking in the aircraft toilet.

Smoking on flights is strictly prohibited as it can trigger fires and inconvenience other passengers. While flyers are generally allowed to carry cigarettes on board, lighters and matchsticks are also prohibited on flights, while electronic cigarettes and vaping devices are banned across all airports and flights in India.